E308 : Sony Press Conference

This is gonna be a long update!


So I guess some of you guys might already know that actually Sony wins the best Press Conference for this year E3 2008. Sony had reveal lots of feature and exclusive games for their PS3 and not to forget the PS2 and PSP.


*Those highlighted in RED are title I'm looking forward to.

Let's begin with the Playstation 3,
Sony announced a new Core Pack for 80GB PS3 which includes a DualShock 3 for the same price as the current 40GB PS3 package. Starting effectively on September.

Big Monster on FPS? Sign me up!

• Resistance 2, you played the first one, you should know this already.
  

Sony uses LBP for their marketing slide.

• Little Big Planet, in this game you can choose to create whatever you want. It could be a maze or a adventure stage. Your custom stage could be share and played together online too.
  
• Motorstorm: Pacific Rift
• 007: Quantum of Solace
• SOCOM: Confrontation
• Ghostbuster: The Video Game
• Soul Calibur IV
• The Agency
• Naruto Ultimate Ninja Storm
• Mirror's Edge
• Resident Evil 5
• Singstar
• Guitar Hero World Tour
• NBA 09: THE INSIDE
• Buzz!: Quiz TV
• KillZone 2
• Fallout 3
• Trusty Bell: Eternal Sonata
• inFamous, out on Spring 2009

Kratos looks so real!

• God of War III, a short teaser had been shown but Sony and the graphics are jaw dropping!
  

Good or Bad? You choose.

• DC Universe Online, an online game for the PS3 which allow players to choose to be a Heroes or Villians and play with players worldwide.
  

256 Players Battlefield!? I call it LAG!

• MAG (Massive Action Game), a games that offers 256 Players under one room online!
  

Plystation Network are now offering more,

More exclusive games, downloading contents and now, downloading a full length movies or drama series is available at PSN Store.

Now you can either buy, rent a movies or watch the trailers on PSN Store.

• Ratchet and Clank: Quest for Booty, price announced, USD14.99
• Crash Commando
• FAT Princess
• Pixel Junk
• PAIN Amusement Park
• Flow
• Siren: Blood Curse
• Ragdoll Kungfu: Fists of Plastic

PS Home looks like The Sims

• PS Home, a simulation where as Bringing Games, Films, Videos, Musics, Contents together
  to provided ultimate social experiences for gamers
  

Playstation 2 are still going strong,

These all for USD149

Sony had announced a PS2 Slim Bundle Pack for Family, which includes a Lego Batman: The Video Game and a Justice League DVD for USD149. According to Sony, this year PS2 will offer over 130 titles and these are the few game shown.

As shown, 130 titles are coming to PS2.

• NCAA Football 09
• Tiger Woods PGA Tours 09
• Star Wars: The Force Unleashed
• Warriors Orochi 2
• Singstar Pop vol. 2
• Yakuza 2
• Maden NFL: XX Years
• Mercenaries 2: World in Flames

Last but not least - the Playstation Portable,
Sony announced that they will be keeping the Sony PSP's lifespan for 10 years. More games are also announced for the Sony PSP.

Pretty sweet for a portable.

• Resistance: Retribution, instead of First Person Shooter like on the PS3 System, this portable version switched to Third Person Shooter.
  
• Loco Roco 2
• Patapon 2
• Midnight Club: LA Remix
• Star Wars: The Force Unleashed
• Madden NFL 09
• NBA 09: THE INSIDE
• Super Stardust Portable
• Lego Batman: The Video Game
• Buzz! Master Quiz
• Valkyria Chronicle

What a long updates! Practically Sony was giving out all their best in this year E3 2008. After Final Fantasy XIII is no longer an exclusive for Playstation 3, I suppose Sony will have to work even harder to gain more exclusive title. That's all for now. Thanks for viewing and see you!

E308: Nintendo Press Conference

Good Job Nintendo!

It's Reggie!

Alright, Nintendo had just ended their conference. So what do have here... Those who miss it, I will practically list out what Nintendo had announced for this year E3 2008. And of course not all included especially the marketing and strategics they explained.

So let's start with the Wii,

Introducing the Wii Motion Plus

• An add-on for Wii Remote : Wii Motion Plus, which allow you to play the game more accurate than just the Wii Remote alone.A snowboarding Wii game that uterlize the Wii Balance Board.

Sword Battling between Boss and Employee!

• Wii Sports : Resort, a new Wii Sports with new activities which fully utilize the Wii Motion Plus. Each Wii Sports : Resort will include a Wii Motion Plus and a extended silicone provided when the game is selling somewhere Spring 2009
• Ubisoft's Shaun White Snowboarding which will be fully utilize the Wii Balance Board. The game will be released by the end of the year for the Wii, with a non-Balance-Board equipped versions coming to other systems.

• Animal Crossing : City Folk will be out on Wii this Fall 2008. The new game feature will be one of the very 1st to be announced, Wii Speak which allows players from to talk to their friends anywhere in the world online! And the game will go as usual, real time.
  

• Wii Music, which allow players to play the music instrument range of, drum, piano, sax, guitar and lots more! Other 4 players can join the bandwagon even you don't know how to play music games as it doesn't require to follow notes like other game does.
  

• 3 Third Party Game was announced : 'Star Wars: The Clone Wars', 'Rayman Raving Rabbits: TV Party' and 'Call Of Duty: World At War'.
  

And lastly for the Nintendo DS,

• Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars, out due this Christmas.
• Pokemon Ranger Season 2 out in November 10th.
• Guitar Hero On Tour 2, a sequel for the DS and allow song sharing between the 1st's and the 2nd's Guitar Hero DS.
• Spore Creature DS, which the monsters is exclusive designed differently from the console version for the Nintendo DS.
  

That's it for all. Overall, I'm kind of happy with what Nintendo offers with their new hardwares but a little dissapoint over lack of high anticipated games. And so this end my short updates on what Nintendo got to give to Wii and DS gamers. Thanks for viewing and see you!